Unexpected discovery: Archaeologists are exposed to fascinating burial from the Neolithic Age in Großbüllesheim

Unexpected discovery: Archaeologists are exposed to fascinating burial from the Neolithic Age in Großbüllesheim

The LVR office for ground monument preservation in the Rhineland recently made a significant find in Großbüllesheim in the district of Euskirchen. On an area that is advertised as a potential Prime Site Rhine region of the state of North Rhine -Westphalia, the remains of a burial from the late Neolithic period were discovered. The finds are assigned to the cord ceramic culture, which shows that they must have lived about 4100 to 4800 years ago.

The archaeologists found the remains of a woman in a neolithic burial chamber in a side position. Although the bones had already passed, the imprint still testified to their presence. The buried was buried with a decorated clay cup and flint device, including a blade made of Maasland flint and the tip of a dagger made of French flint. A similar grave was found in the immediate vicinity in 2015.

Another remarkable find from the district of Euskirchen is a stone block that is reminiscent of a Napoleons hat. However, it is the lower part of an ancient sliding mill that was discovered in Zülpich around 2023. It is unique in this find not only its shape, but also his origin from Mayen on the Middle Rhine, which is unusual.

The archaeological importance of the district of Euskirchen is due to the expertise, which already favored agriculture in antiquity and led to a surplus of grain. At that time, the region served as a grain chamber for Cologne, whereby cheap was mentioned as one of the important Roman land cities next to Zülpich. Fossils were discovered near Blankenheim, which indicate former sea animals from a past time.